Saturday, November 19, 2011

full court press

If
you've been hanging around for a while you probably know that I don't
have much use for religions and even less for the commercial hysteria
that has become known as 'Christmas'.

Since
I don't celebrate or participate in christmas, I'm mostly immune to
the unreasonable expectations people put on themselves and the
ultimate event at this time of year. Even so it's hard to
escape the constant ramming down your throat.

The
slow press started before Halloween, with just an off-hand reference
to christmas at the end of the ad. The days that followed
Halloween saw one or two commercials referencing christmas but not
full on in your face...yet.

And
then christmas decorations going up, a christmas movie on TV,
christmas music on the radio, all the ads jing ding-a-linging. Wait. What's the date?
It's the middle of November, right?

11 comments:

i do not like the 'full-court press' as you put it either. everything is too commercialized and everyone is too expectant to get everything they want. and i hate the 'forced' aspect of having to buy gifts for folks too. eek! i'm sounding mighty bah humbugish!

I think that I noticed the first reference to Christmas in September. It's just ridiculous. And made worse by the sluggish economy, so that now retailers can't even wait for "Black Friday," but are offering up sales & special deals this weekend, events that I don't remember starting so early in years past.

When I hear Christmas music, I turn and walk away. I'm going to avoid it at all costs until at least mid-December. Did you know there's a group on FB based around avoiding The Little Drummer Boy? Once you've heard it, you're out of the running. Very funny.

I think that it should be a federal law that Christmas advertising could not start until after Thanksgiving,, and that danged record, "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree" should be OUTLAWED all together. (sorry Brenda Lee..lol)